The 6,000 square foot building was built in 1885 and has served as a bunkhouse for railroad and mill workers, a bank, a wholesale confectionary, and the Long Branch Saloon. It had been vacant since the late 1980s and needed significant structural repairs, including a rebuilding of the entire front facade which had settled and cracked. For brewing, the company purchased a German-made 17-barrel system capable of producing 10,000 barrels per year at full production.

On October 1, 2013, the company began selling its beers in 25-ounce bottles for the first time, staring with its Spring Street Saison. Four of Avondale Brewing Company's beers, the Meredith Marzen, Long Branch Scottish Ale, No Joka Mocha and a French Oak Barrel-Aged Brett Saison, won medals at the 2013 Craft Beer Awards International competition in Los Angeles, California.

Hunter Lake filed a lawsuit against his brother, Coby, in 2015, alleging misrepresentation over ownership shares in the brewery and another business, Turn Key Homes.

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Spring Street Saison, a Belgian-style farmhouse style made with a blend of four malts, Slovenian hops, and fermented in open vats using a special house yeast. It is named for the older name of 41st Street South.

Battlefield IPA, an American India Pale Ale using American and European malts with a heavy dose of west coast hops. It is named for the Battle of Avondale.

Streetcar Kolsch, a German-style Kölsch

Miss Fancy's Tripel, a strong Belgian-style golden ale given an extra fermentation with candy sugar. It is named for Miss Fancy the elephant.

Vanillaphant Porter, a porter flavored with Madagascar vanilla. Also named for Miss Fancy.